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John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an American naturalist important to the Conservation movement. He like Thoreau wrote essays on nature. Burroughs was the "Grand Old Man of Nature" when the American romance with nature, and the American conservation movement, had come fully into their own. He grew up on a farm in New York and at age 17 became a teacher. Burroughs wrote over 30 books and published hundreds of essays. Stories in this collection include The Bluebird, The Robin, The Flicker, The Phiojbe, The Coming of Phoebe, The Cowbird, The Chipping Sparrow, The Chewink, The Brown Thrasher, The House Wren, The Song Sparrow, The Chimney Swift, The Oven-bird, The Catbird, The Bobolink, The Wood Thrush, The Baltimore Oriole, The Whip-poor-will, The Black-throated Blue Warbler: a search for a rare nest, The Marsh Hawk: a marsh hawk's nest, a young hawk, and a visit to a quail on her nest, The Winter Wren, The Cedar Bird, The Goldfinch, The Hen Hawk, The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, The Crow, The Northern Shrike, The Screech Owl, The Chickadee, and The Downy Woodpecker.

Bird Stories from Burroughs THE BLUEBIRD It is sure to be a bright March morning when you first hear the bluebird's note; and it is as if the milder influences up above had found a voice and let a word fall upon your ear, so tender is it and so prophetic, a hope tinged with a regret. There never was a happier or more devoted husband than the male bluebird. He is the gay champion and escort of the female at all times, and while she is sitting he feeds her regularly. It is very pretty to watch them building their nest. The male is very active in hunting out a place and exploring the boxes and cavities, but seems to have no choice in the matter and is anxious only to please and encourage his mate, who has the practical turn and knows what will do and what will not. After she has suited herself he applauds her immensely, and away the two go in quest of material for the nest, the male acting as guard and flying above and in advance of the female. She brings all the material and does all the work of building, he looking on and encouraging her with gesture and song. He acts also as inspector of her work, but I fear is a very partial one. She enters the nest with her bit of dry grass or straw, and, having adjusted it to her notion, withdraws and waits near by while he goes in and looks it over. On coming out he exclaims very plainly, "Excellent! excellent!" and away the two go again for more material. I was much amused one summer day in seeing a bluebird feeding her young one in the shaded street of a large town. She had captured a cicada or harvest-fly, and, after bruising it awhile on the ground, flew with it to a tree and placed it in the beak of the young bird. It was a large morsel, and the mother seemed to have doubts of her chick's ability to dispose of

It is sure to be a bright March morning when you first hear the bluebird's note; and it is as if the milder influences up above had found a voice and let a word fall upon your ear, so tender is it and so prophetic, a hope tinged with a regret. There never was a happier or more devoted husband than the male bluebird. He is the gay champion and escort of the female at all times, and while she is sitting he feeds her regularly. It is very pretty to watch them building their nest. The male is very active in hunting out a place and exploring the boxes and cavities, but seems to have no choice in the matter and is anxious only to please and encourage his mate, who has the practical turn and knows what will do and what will not. After she has suited herself he applauds her immensely, and away the two go in quest of material for the nest, the male acting as guard and flying above and in advance of the female. She brings all the material and does all the work of building, he looking on and encouraging her with gesture and song. He acts also as inspector of her work, but I fear is a very partial one. She enters the nest with her bit of dry grass or straw, and, having adjusted it to her notion, withdraws and waits near by while he goes in and looks it over. On coming out he exclaims very plainly, "Excellent! excellent!" and away the two go again for more material.

Bird Stories from Burroughs, Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs. It is worthy of note to learn some facts of birds by reading this amazing set of fascinating bird tales. John Burroughs was a nature writer. These artistic, perceptional and sensational tales of feathered friends, mostly from the Northeastern states, have been collected as one into a book from all his many writings. Bird Stories from Burroughs includes: The Bluebird: The Bluebird (_Poem_); The Robin; The Flicker; The Ph[oe]be: The Coming of Ph[oe]be (_Poem_); The Cowbird; The Chipping Sparrow; The Chewink; The Brown Thrasher; The House Wren; The Song Sparrow; The Chimney Swift; The Oven-Bird; The Catbird; The Bobolink: The Bobolink (_Poem_); The Wood Thrush; The Baltimore Oriole; The Whip-Poor-Will; The Black-Throated Blue Warbler: A Search for a Rare Nest; The Marsh Hawk: A Marsh Hawk's Nest, a Young Hawk, and a Visit to a Quail on her Nest; The Winter Wren; The Cedar-Bird; The Goldfinch; The Hen-Hawk; The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge: The Partridge (_Poem_); The Crow: The Crow (_Poem_); The Northern Shrike; The Screech Owl; The Chickadee; and The Downy Woodpecker: The Downy Woodpecker (_Poem_). John Burroughs was a United States naturalist and nature writer, an active member in the United States conservation movement. The first set of his essays was Wake-Robin in 1871. In the lexes of his biographer Edward Renehan, John's specific individuality was not as much than that of a scientific naturalist thus "a literary naturalist with a duty to record his own unique perceptions of the natural world." The outcome was a book whose reverberation with the sound of its social instance elucidates both its success during those times, and its comparative oblivion after.